Police take new direction in Delphi murder investigation

A sketch released by police Monday, July 17, of a man believed to be connected to murder of Liberty German and Abigail Williams last February.
A sketch released by police Monday, July 17, 2017, of a man believed to be connected to murder of Liberty German and Abigail Williams last February. The bodies of German, 14, and Williams, 13, were found a day after they were hiking near Monon High Bridge east of Delphi.(Photo: John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier)

DELPHI — Indiana State Police indicated Friday there's a change coming in the track of the investigation into the Feb. 13, 2017, killing of Delphi teenagers Libby German and Abby Williams.

Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter will describe the change in the investigation during a news conference at noon Monday at the Canal Center.

A news release published Friday did not indicate what might change.

On Friday afternoon, the Journal & Courier telephoned Anna Williams, Abby's mother. She said she is not aware of what will be announced on Monday.

Investigators on a multi-agency task force have spent more than two years combing through thousands of leads looking for the man who forced the teens off the Delphi Historic Trails, ordering them to go "down the hill," according to what little information police have released about the killings.

Police also have released a composite sketch from eyewitnesses who believe they saw the man in Delphi.

The teens were walking on the trails on the last day of the winter break. The weather was unusually warm that afternoon.

When the girls didn't return to be picked up by family members, a search was started.

Late the next morning — Feb. 14 — searchers found the girls' bodies on the banks of the north banks of the Deer Creek.

Family members have appeared on television shows in an effort to remind anyone watching to phone in tips if they recognize the man in the photo or his voice.

If anyone has information about the identity of the killer, they should call in the tip to 844-459-5786 or email them to abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com.

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Posters of slain Delphi teens Liberty German and Abigail Williams serve as a backdrop for a press conference for the latest updates on the investigation of the girls deaths Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Carroll County Courthouse in Delphi. The two Delphi teens who were hiking the Delphi Historic Trails on February 13, were found dead a day later.(Photo: John Terhune/Journal & Courier)

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